Google professes the tracking of your online activity is so you receive information tailored to your interests.
I find that amusing when I am writing a book about murder.
If you own a blog, you have even easier access to online shopping – your spam folder.
Spam Shopping
Spammers are the new online shopping experience.
- Click on your spam folder
- Find links to a world of goods
All without having to Google a thing.
Don’t believe me?
Let’s do a little Windows shopping from my blogs’ spam folders.
- Clothing galore – Ugg boots, NFL tailor-made jerseys, leather pumps & purses, replica Louis Vuitton bags
- Home decorating – Plants, fish tanks, carpeting
- Technology help – Search engine optimization (SEO) services, Microsoft Office products, free apps
- Entertainment – Casino bonuses, discount movie tickets, music downloads, video downloads
- Health care – Drugs, drugs and more drugs – Prednisone, Plavix, Valium, and on and on
- Insurance – Health insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance, pet insurance
In one easy click, you can be transported to a virtual store of epic proportions.
As an added bonus, you will help fill the coffers of hard-working spammers as their links light up with the musical sounds of small coins clinking wildly with each click.
Reminds me of Peanuts’ Lucy.
“Boy, what a sound! How I love to hear that old money plink, that beautiful sound of cold, hard cash. That beautiful, beautiful sound. Nickels, nickels, nickels. That beautiful sound of plinking nickels” Lucy in A Charlie Brown Christmas
Now doesn’t that brighten your upcoming holiday season?
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Here’s what freaks me out. I’ll be on a site looking at a dress or a shirt. Then I head to another site where guess what! That same dress or shirt is advertised in the sidebar.
I hate it. I feel stalked!
I’m right there with you, Lori. It’s downright creepy. And although I love Halloween, that kind of creepy I could do without. 🙂
This post is so spot on, Cathy. I often chuckle at the spam ads Google throws at me – I think my daily search activities confuse them about 75% of the time.
I wasn’t so amused though after making a recent purchase at Overstock. I spent some time browsing the sight after the purchase, just “wish shopping.” Google proceeded to taunt me with ads featuring those items throughout the rest of the day!
Isn’t that annoying, Kimberly? It drives me crazy, especially when it’s one you looked at and you click on the image and find out it’s a gazillion dollars. No, thanks.